On Broadway Chords by Johnny Mathis

Tempo:
107.45 bpm
Chords used:

G

E

F

Bm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On Broadway chords
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[E] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] They say the neon [Bm] lights are bright [E] on [D] Broadway.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] They say there's [A] always [E] [Bm] magic [E] in the [Bm] air.
[E] [Bm] [E]
[A] [G] But when you're walking [A] down [G] that street [A] and [G] you ain't had [A] enough [B] to eat,
[E] [Bm] the glitter [E] rubs
right off [Bm] your [E] feet and you're [Bm] nowhere.
[E]
[F] [Eb] They say the women [F] [Cm] treat you right [F] on [Eb] Broadway.
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Cm] But looking at them [F] [Cm] just gives [F] me the [Eb] blues.
[F] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Ab] Cause how you gonna [Bb] make [Ab] some time
[Bb] [Eb] when all you've got is [Bb] one [C] thin dime?
[F] [Eb] And one thin dime [F] won't [Cm] even shine [F] your [Cm] shoes.
[F] [Cm] [F]
[Gb] They [Dbm] say that I [Gb] won't last too long on [E] Broadway.
[Gb] [E] [Gb]
[E] I'll catch a [Gb] Greyhound bus for home, they all [E] say.
[Gb] [Dbm] But [B] [Gbm] they're dead wrong, I know [B] they [A] are.
[B]
I [Gbm] may be singing [B] in [Db] this bar, [Gb]
but I won't quit till [Bm] I'm a star [Gb]
on Broadway.
[G]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[C]
But [Bb] they're all wrong, [Am] I know they [Bb] are.
[C]
[Bb] I may be singing [C] in [D] this bar,
[G] but I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway.
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] They say the [G] neon lights [Dm] are bright [G] on [F] Broadway.
[G] They say there's always magic in the [Dm] air.
[G] They [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] say the [G] neon lights [F] are bright [G] on [F] Broadway.
[G] [Dm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Johnny Mathis - On Broadway chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, Dm, G, Bm, E and Bm. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 107. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] They say the neon [Bm] lights are bright [E] on [D] Broadway.
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] [Bm] They say there's [A] always [E] [Bm] magic [E] in the [Bm] air.
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[A] [G] But when you're walking [A] down [G] that street [A] and [G] you ain't had [A] enough [B] to eat, _
[E] [Bm] the glitter [E] rubs
right off [Bm] your [E] feet and you're [Bm] nowhere.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] [Eb] They say the women [F] [Cm] treat you right [F] on [Eb] Broadway.
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
[Cm] But looking at them [F] [Cm] just gives [F] me the [Eb] blues.
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] [Ab] Cause how you gonna [Bb] make [Ab] some time _
[Bb] [Eb] when all you've got is [Bb] one [C] thin dime?
[F] [Eb] And one thin dime [F] won't [Cm] even shine [F] your [Cm] shoes.
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ [F]
[Gb] They [Dbm] say that I [Gb] won't last too long on _ [E] Broadway.
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _
[E] I'll catch a [Gb] Greyhound bus for home, they all [E] say.
[Gb] _ _ [Dbm] _ But [B] [Gbm] they're dead wrong, I know [B] they [A] are.
_ [B]
I [Gbm] may be singing [B] in [Db] this bar, [Gb]
but I won't quit till [Bm] I'm a star [Gb]
on Broadway.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
But [Bb] they're all wrong, [Am] I know they [Bb] are.
_ [C] _
[Bb] I may be singing [C] in [D] this bar, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ but I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] They _ say the [G] neon lights [Dm] are bright [G] on [F] Broadway.
_ [G] _ _ They _ say there's always _ magic in the [Dm] air.
_ [G] _ They _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] say the [G] neon lights [F] are bright [G] on [F] Broadway.
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Mathis album.